Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At the same time, state and/or local revenues could increase due to required fees (such as regulatory fees), payments (such as a share of sports wagering revenues), or tax revenues from economic activity associated with sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

Cannabis and certain psychedelic drugs. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Cannabis-Related Taxes. Adult use cannabis is subject to state and local sales taxes. Both adult use and medicinal cannabis are subject to a 15 percent state excise tax, which generated over half a billion dollars in revenue in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-032

U.S. Retail Sales Update: November 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 14, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 0.9 percent over the last 3 months and 4.1 percent over the last 12 months. Both of these growth rates outpaced inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/791

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2023 - This report discusses how meeting the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals will affect existing fuel tax revenues and projects specific impacts on state transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4821

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Figure 7 models anticipated revenue trends for the three key fuel taxes that support state transportation programs—the gasoline excise tax, the diesel excise tax, and the diesel sales tax. As shown, revenues from all three taxes experience declines under the Scoping Plan Scenario, which is the state’s intended pathway.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

California Children’s Services (CCS) program. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2023 - The state also could not support the measure ’s costs using money from a state tax on health insurance plans known as the managed care organization tax. Moreover, the measure prohibits the state from counting the new hospital grant program as a Medi-Cal payment —meaning that the state could not seek federal approval to use federal funds to help cover the cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-029

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2023 - This post provides our annual fiscal outlook for General Fund spending in Medi-Cal. It summarizes our projections, describes the major factors driving our projections, and highlights key uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4820

The 2024-25 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - The state also limited businesses from claiming more than $5  million in tax credits. The  state also has increased broad ‑based taxes on  a temporary and permanent basis in similar revenue downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4819

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - A few of these solutions are in Medi-Cal, including a renewed tax on health insurance plans (described below). Budget Also Renewed the MCO Tax. The 2023-24 budget package renews a state tax on enrollment in health insurance plans known as the MCO tax, with the tax extending through the end of December 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

High-quality public schools. [Ballot]

Dec 6, 2023 - The remaining funding is from a combination of local property taxes and federal funding. State Law Regulates School Operations in Many Areas. For example, the law requires school district students to take standardized tests in several subjects, specifies the courses that students must complete to earn a high school diploma, and specifies the reasons a district may suspend or expel a student.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-028